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Smith.ai

AI Receptionist and human-staffed Virtual Receptionist plans that answer calls, qualify leads, and book appointments for small professional-service and home-service businesses.

Independentmedium confidenceVerified 2026-08-01

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How the product is positioned

AI Receptionist and human-staffed Virtual Receptionist plans that answer calls, qualify leads, and book appointments for small professional-service and home-service businesses.

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What we found

Level 1 · assistive

Seeded at the rubric default. No independent evidence of end-to-end task completion has been reviewed yet, so the lowest grade applies until it is.

Any human checkpoint here is a product setting, not a regulatory requirement — confirm how it is configured for your deployment.

Graded 2026-08-01 · re-check 2026-11-01

Procurement detail

Deployment
saasvendor documentation
Compliance
None recorded
Integrations
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Pricing
usageAI Receptionist: Starter $95/mo (50 calls, $2.40/call overage), Basic $270/mo (150 calls), Pro $800/mo (500 calls); human Virtual Receptionist plans run $292.50-$975/mo for far fewer calls (30-120). New 2026 annual 'Done-for-You' AI plans at $500/$1,000/$2,000/mo. No free trial.
Human checkpoint
Requiredproduct setting

Will they still be here?

Independent
Funding
Private, venture-backed
Founded
2015
HQ
Palo Alto, USA

Sources

Logo retrieved 2026-08-01from the vendor’s own site · trademark of Smith.ai, Inc.

Where it’s weak

No free trial and steep overage pricing ($9.75-11/call beyond plan cap per some trackers) — budgeting requires 20-30% headroom above the sticker plan price.

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